Gasoline-reserve device



Sept. 22, 1925. I 1,554,814

` RGLAZNER GASOLINE `RESERVE DEVI CE Filed sept.' 25;, 1924 INVENTOR l? GLAZNEB i l of l 'ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 22, 1925,

RAYMOND GLAZNER, OF SEGUIN, TEXAS.

GAsoLINE-RESERVE DEVICE. i i

To all whom t may concern.'

Be 1t known that I, RAYMOND GLAZNER,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident ,f

of Seguin, county of GuadalupeState of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gasoline-Reserve Devices, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in gasoline reserve devices, and it consistsin the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a gasoline reserve'device which may be regulated so as to retain a portion of gasoline for emergency purposes, and which also may be locked in closed position so as to prevent any gasoline being drained therefrom unless the person has the right key to unlock the device.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which may beapplied to any standard gasoline tank and which does not take up any additional space than that which is occupied by the tank itself. Y

A further object 4of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which has manually controlled means for operating the device so as to draw from the reserve supply of gasoline in case the driver of the car needs a supply.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described `which is simple in construction, durable, `and efficient for the purpose intended, and which may be readily attached to any gasoline tank.

Other objects and advantageszwill appear inthe following specification, and the-novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims i My invention is illustrated :in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 shows a vertical sectiony through the device as operatively applied to a gasoline tank, portions thereof being shown in elevation,

Figure 2 is a top plan view'of the device,

Figure 3 is a Sectionalong the line 3-3 of Figure2, t

Application filed September 29, 1924. Serial' No. 740,621.

Figures 4 and 5 are sections along the lines 4-4 and 5--5` of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is asection along the line (5*6 of Figure 2. i

In carrying out my invention I make use of a gasoline tank 1 which yis provided with the ordinary filler cap 2 and an outlet pipe 3. In the present form of the invention I have ,shown the device asl being operatively applied to a gasolinetank that is used in Ford cars. It is obvious, however, that the device may be used invarious makes of tanks without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention. Thepipe 3 `in Figure 1 is in reality the upper portion of a sediment bulb which is the usual equipment of Ford cars. A

The ldevice comprises a tube 4 which is screwed onto the upperpart of the sediment bulb 3 at 5. lock 6 of any standard make is screwed into the top of the pipe 4 and has a portion 7 which projects above the top wall 8 of the tank 1. The portion 7 is threaded at 9" and receives a lock nut 10 which bears against the Vouter surface of a plate 27 and clamps thelock to the wall. The lock 6 when secured in position by means of the nut 10 also secures the upper end of the pipe 4 in position. The pipe or tube 4 is therefore held at each end and as shown in Figure 1 extends between the top tom wallsof the tank 1.` v

In FigurejG I have shown the opening 11 through which the-portion 7 extends.. The portiony 7 is adapted to be inserted through the opening 11 and then to be turned with respect to the wall 8 so as to permit the actuating handle 12 hereinafter more particularly described, to extend to the front of the tank 1, where it may be manually operated. A washer 13 having acorrugated under side is carried by the plate 27` and is pressed down against the. outer surface of the wall 8 so as to close the opening 11 and tomake a liquid-tight `joint at this point. The nut 10 when screwed down upon the yplate 27 locks the washer 13 in place, and noty only causes the washer to' make a liquid-tight joint, but locks the plate 27 against movement with respect to the tank.

The .means for operating the device is and bot- CII clearly shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. A valve 14 is rotatably disposed in the lower end pf the tube 4 and has two openings 15 and 16 which are spaced ninety degrees apart. The tube 4 has two openings 17 and 18.,.which are disposed in vertical' alignment, and which are adapted to register with the openings 15 and 16 respectively. When the valve 14 is turned, the openingveY-will firstV register with the opening` 17. After the valve has been turned an additional ninety degrees, the Opening 16 will register with the opening` 18. The means for rotating" the valve 14 consists in a rod 19V that is connected to the rotating portion 2001` the lock 6. The lock 6 is turned by means of a'key 21 in the same manner as the standard lock. 'The sleeve 22 is rotatably mounted upon' a portionY 7 and has a slot 23 that isj` adapted to be aligned with thekey hole ofthe lo'ck, 6. The sleeve 22 vhas a` gear V24thereon which is in meshrwith a rack 25." The rack in tu'rn is slidablycarried by guides 26 which in, turn are supported by the plate 27. The plate 27 is fastened to the wall 8 by .lnea'n's ofthe washer 13.

In Figure 2j I have shown the rack k25 as beingprovided with an actuating handle 12 at its free end. i V,

The rack 25 is adapted to be moved vinto three positions so as to close the valve 14 and then'to bring the openings 15' and 17 into alignment, and then theopenings 16 and 18 yintoyalignment. Figure 4 shows the valve in closed position, Figure` 1 shows the valve in its secondposition, i. e., with the openings 15 and 17 in alignment, and Figure, 5 shows the valve in'third position, i. Ve.w`hen the openings 16 and 18t are in alignment. The sleeve 22 is held in place upon the'J portion 7 by means of a bracket`29. The key 21 vis merely for the purpose of connecting the sleeve 22 with ,the lock' 6, so that any rotation of the sleeve 22 which is caused by the rack 25 will also turnz the lockl 6, and thus actuate the valve14'. yThe di'iver`-lnows when the rack 25 is 'in its variouspositions due to the fact that theleaf spring 30 enters notches 31m 1the' under side of the rack 2,5 and yieldingly holds therack .against further movement, as'soon as it enters anyone of these notches. I i i r Y From the foregoing description of, the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood.. When the/handle 12 yis its outermost position, the openings 116 and`18 are in alignment 'and the'device'isr drawing from thereserve supply of gasoline; y' 1f 'the handle'12 be pushed a. slight` distance soas tocause the leaf spring 30,10 enterthe secondi' notch 31, the openings 15 and 17 will be'aligned, and the device will now be" drawinggasoline from a point abovye the reserve supply point, .and a St-in further movement of @behendig le Vkey 2,1V from the,l lock 6.

inwardly, will swing both of the openings 15 and 16 out of alignment with the openings 17 and 18, and thus prevent any gasoline from iowing through the openings 17 and 1S and into the pipe 3.

lVhen the driver wishes tolock his car, he merely has to movethe handle 12 into its innermost position and then remove the The handle 12 may now be actuated in the manner heretofore described, but will merely rotate the sleeve 22V due to the fact that the sleeve and lock havev been disconnected from each other by the key 21. The key in reality. is a connectingl link between the handle 12 and the valve 14.. 1t is necessary to have the A.right key'before the lock 12 can be rotated so as to actuate the valve 14. The key can only be inserted into the lock 6v when the valve 14 is in closed position, and therefore if, th'e driver vupon entering his car vwishes to again place the gasoline in the tankin` connection with the pipe, 8, he must push the handle 12 to its innermost position. The ke`y` 21 ,can now be inserted and will connect they sleeve 22, to the lock 6 in the manner heretofore described. The `device. can now' be actuated in the ordinary manner. The handle12 is not'nioved into its outermost position" unless the reserve supply of gasoline is'needed..y

Thel device is simply constructed, and may be quickly attached to a gasoline tank with but slightalterations being necessaryin the latter.

I claim:

1. The combination with al gasoline tank, a valve for controlling the flow of gasoline from. said tank, a lock having the barrel thereof operatively connected to said valve, a key adapted to rotate the barrel ofv said lock so as to actuate said valve, said valve being adapted to be swung into three positions, and manually operated: means for swinging .the barrel of said lock, said key connecting said manuallyY operated means with said barrel, said manually controlled means vceInprising.,r a gear loosely mounted upon said lock, a rack for rotating said gear, said key. being. adapted to connect the barrel of said. lock tosaid gear. ,y

2. The combination with a gasoline, tank, a tube carried bysaidr.tank, saidtube having openings therein, a valve disposed in said tube and lhaving openings adapted to be aligned" with `the openings in'V said tube, a locklcarried by said tube, the barrelof said lock beingA operatively connect-ed to said valve,. a gear loosely mounted. on saidlock and having a. slot thereinad'apted .to'register with the key hole saidl lockfa rack for actuating said gear, said valve being adaptedjto be swung into three positions, means lfor ,yieldingly holding ,said rack in three positions, and a key forl connecting said gear to the barrel of said lock,

B. In a device of the type described a actuating said cover meansY said cover means valve, means for actuating said valve, means being adapted to be moved by said manually covering said first named means so as to contifolled means Without moving said valve 10 prevent the operation of said first named actuating means unless said removable means, removable means adapted to connect means connects said eovei1 'means with said saidrst and said second named means tovalve actuating means. Y gether, and manually controlled means for RAYMOND GLAZNER. 

